diff --git a/src/libcamera/include/v4l2_videodevice.h b/src/libcamera/include/v4l2_videodevice.h
index a0409e59c08f..976ef9b6dc50 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/include/v4l2_videodevice.h
+++ b/src/libcamera/include/v4l2_videodevice.h
@@ -211,8 +211,7 @@ public:
 	int setFormat(V4L2DeviceFormat *format);
 	std::map<V4L2PixelFormat, std::vector<SizeRange>> formats();
 
-	int setCrop(Rectangle *rect);
-	int setCompose(Rectangle *rect);
+	int setSelection(unsigned int target, Rectangle *rect);
 
 	int allocateBuffers(unsigned int count,
 			    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<FrameBuffer>> *buffers);
@@ -254,8 +253,6 @@ private:
 	std::vector<V4L2PixelFormat> enumPixelformats();
 	std::vector<SizeRange> enumSizes(V4L2PixelFormat pixelFormat);
 
-	int setSelection(unsigned int target, Rectangle *rect);
-
 	int requestBuffers(unsigned int count, enum v4l2_memory memoryType);
 	int createBuffers(unsigned int count,
 			  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<FrameBuffer>> *buffers);
diff --git a/src/libcamera/v4l2_videodevice.cpp b/src/libcamera/v4l2_videodevice.cpp
index 8d642be0d05c..b16ab82c2807 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/v4l2_videodevice.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/v4l2_videodevice.cpp
@@ -1108,25 +1108,11 @@ std::vector<SizeRange> V4L2VideoDevice::enumSizes(V4L2PixelFormat pixelFormat)
 }
 
 /**
- * \brief Set a crop rectangle on the V4L2 video device node
- * \param[inout] rect The rectangle describing the crop target area
+ * \brief Set a selection rectangle \a rect for \a target
+ * \param[in] target The selection target defined by the V4L2_SEL_TGT_* flags
+ * \param[inout] rect The selection rectangle to be applied
  * \return 0 on success or a negative error code otherwise
  */
-int V4L2VideoDevice::setCrop(Rectangle *rect)
-{
-	return setSelection(V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP, rect);
-}
-
-/**
- * \brief Set a compose rectangle on the V4L2 video device node
- * \param[inout] rect The rectangle describing the compose target area
- * \return 0 on success or a negative error code otherwise
- */
-int V4L2VideoDevice::setCompose(Rectangle *rect)
-{
-	return setSelection(V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE, rect);
-}
-
 int V4L2VideoDevice::setSelection(unsigned int target, Rectangle *rect)
 {
 	struct v4l2_selection sel = {};